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Sudden cardiac death in young adults: environmental risk factors and genetic aspects of premature atherosclerosis.
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 May 2012
Larsen Maiken K, Nissen Peter H, Kristensen Ingrid B, Jensen Henrik K, Banner Jytte
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that may lead to premature coronary heart disease (CHD) and sudden cardiac death (SCD). Mutations in the LDLR or APOB genes cause FH. We have screened the LDLR and the ligand-binding region of APOB genes in 52 cases of SCD. Deceased patient...
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